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Jan 13
@Shayan86 @GhonchehAzad

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โ€žAn Iranian man will be executed on Wednesday after joining anti-regime protests, a human rights group has said.
Erfan Soltani, 26, was detained last Thursday and sentenced to death.
2).
His family has been told that he will be executed although they have been given no information about where it will take place and under what charges.
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โ€“ ยปWe have never witnessed a case move so quicklyยซ โ€“ Awyar Shekhi from Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights (@Hengaw_English) told the BBC [1].
โ€“ ยปThe government is using every tactic they know to suppress people and spread fearยซ โ€“ the group said.
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Jan 13
" Luis Elizondo used to run a formerly secret government program called the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program

He left the Pentagon to help begin a commercial company called To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science. ๐Ÿฟ Image
The company, which is composed of aerospace, science, and entertainment divisions, has produced music recordings, books, television shows and films."
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" Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker,directed by Tom DeLonge, Edgar Martins, and Sergio Martins. The film focuses on the title character Poet, who discovers his guardian angel and destiny inside the Dream World, an alt universe created by humankind's shared unconscious thoughts. Image
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Jan 13
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โ€žRussia has been accused of strapping a landmine to an African mercenaryโ€™s chest and ordering him to run through no manโ€™s land as a human bomb to target Ukrainian fortifications.
2).
Widely shared video purporting to show preparation for the attack shows the black mercenary being marched through a trench at gunpoint and being ordered to storm Ukrainian positions.
3).
A Russian uses racist insults, telling the recruit he is being used as a ยปcan openerยซ to blow himself up to ยปopenยซ an enemy bunker.
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Jan 13
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โ€ž @SecRubio [...] before joining the @realDonaldTrump Administration, he spent his career advocating for America as the leader of the worldโ€™s democracies; the son of Cuban immigrants, he was a champion of aid to impoverished countries.
2).
Some observers believe that Rubio is working to provide consistency and balance in a tumultuous Administration.
โ€“ ยปHeโ€™s doing his best to moderate Trumpโ€™s worst impulsesยซ โ€“ a European foreign minister told me. โ€“ ยปHe understands the stakes.
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Heโ€™s whispering in Trumpโ€™s ear. But he has only so much influenceยซ.
Read 7 tweets
Jan 13
The time for negotiations are over. The time is here to support the brave indigenous Iranian people dying in the streets in protest, who seek to lift off the heavy yoke of the Islamist colonizers that have enslaved them for 47 years.
Thank G-d President Trump has heard their cries. Iran is the largest state sponsor of t3rror in the Middle East. Supporting the Iranian people in their latest quest for freedom from this regime makes us closer to achieving real peace in the Middle East.
2)
This is Peace Through Strength.

The Trump America First doctrine is not non-interventionist. We are in the midst of naming various terrpr groups foreign terorist organizations which will enable us to deal more easily with these groups in the US and
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Jan 13
Thomas Aquinas College โ€œSleight of Handโ€: Marketing vs. Reality

1/9 The Humility Paradox Or The Virtue of Self-Regard

TAC markets itself as a place of โ€œformation,โ€ โ€œdiscipleship,โ€ and โ€œseeking wisdom with humility.โ€ In reality, this language is a sleight of hand, masking a closed, self-congratulatory circle that prizes its own methods as uniquely โ€œclose to the truth,โ€ breeding subtle elitism and groupthink.
2/9 Siege Mentality in Disguise

The website praises โ€œparticipation in ecclesial and political communitiesโ€ and โ€œfriendship in the pursuit of truth,โ€ yet the actual culture is one of siege: us versus the world, the โ€œremnantโ€ against the compromised. Whatโ€™s claimed as community is really an echo chamber that insulates, not engages.
3/9 Sophistry in the Syllabus: Rigor Theater

The curriculum dazzles with a mile-wide, inch-deep reading list: Bible, Plato, Aquinas, Newton, Marx, Freud, and more. The appearance is of comprehensive mastery.
In practice, the Socratic โ€œdiscussion methodโ€ is so inefficient that only snippets or selections can possibly be covered. Thereโ€™s zero transparency on how much is read, deliberately. This is rigor theater: all the gravitas, little substance. โ€œFormation in wisdomโ€ is code for time-sliced, shallow, prestige signaling.
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Jan 13
How to TEXT Like You're Already Her B0YFRIEND

1. Share small wins from your day. Image
Not to impress her, but to let her in.

โ€œFinally fixed that wobbly shelf. Feels like a life achievement.โ€

Itโ€™s relatable, real, and opens a door to your world without forcing it.
2. Use โ€œweโ€ lightly when imagining things.

Not in a serious wayโ€”more playful.

โ€œWeโ€™d definitely be the people who get lost trying to find that new cafe.โ€

Itโ€™s a daydream that includes her.
Read 14 tweets
Jan 13
BREAKING: U.S. Secret Service Agent Assigned to VP JD Vance Leaks Sensitive Security Information to Undercover Reporter.

Escotto is a holdover from the Biden administration and stated that he voted for Joe Biden, while expressing opposition to ICE & the Trump administrationโ€™s immigration policies. โ€œI hate that [ICE] sh*t.โ€

Tomas Escotto, a current U.S. Secret Service agent on Vice President JD Vanceโ€™s protective detail, was recorded on hidden camera providing an undercover journalist with sensitive security information, including protective formations, shift schedules, travel plans, & real-time locations.

The Secret Service agent detailed how the Vice President is physically surrounded, described multiple daily shift changes, & disclosed advance security procedures.

In addition to past movements, the agent revealed future travel plans, sometimes days in advance. Escotto even sent images from Air Force Two while onboard with the Vice President.

Despite acknowledging that he signed paperwork prohibiting the disclosure of sensitive information, the Secret Service agent repeatedly shared details with someone he believed was a casual romantic interest.

While the safety of the Vice President and his family was always our top priority, what OMG uncovered raises serious questions about operational security, protocol compliance, and oversight within the U.S. Secret Service.

Our team coordinated with the U.S. Secret Service ahead of publication, redacted sensitive operational details at their request.

We were just informed Tomas Escotto has been placed on administrative leave with his clearance suspended and access to agency facilities and systems revoked.

@SecretService
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Prior to our publication, Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn sent out a work force memo to all staff regarding our story which states;

โ€œTo the Men and Women of the Secret Service,

Over the past several months, an agency employee was deliberately targeted and manipulated by a citizen-journalism media organization that misrepresented itself in an effort to get close to the employee and expose sensitive information. This is the second time in less than a year that our personnel have been subjected to this same deceptive tactic.

Sadly in this instance, the employee failed to meet the standards demanded of this agency and engaged in conduct that runs counter to our values, our policies, and the training we provide to prevent exactly this type of compromise.

I recognize that situations like this can involve real personal pressures, and I do not dismiss the gravity of that. Still, I am disappointed in how this was handled and in the impact it will have on others. When one person falls short, it places an added burden on colleagues who are left to rebuild trust that each of us works hard every day to earn and protect.

The truth is, the overwhelming majority of you get this right. You show up with professionalism, humility, and a deep respect for the privacy of those we protect. You embody service over self, and you honor the discretion that our protectees deserve.

That discretion is not negotiable. Discretion and respect for privacy are fundamental to this work and to the trust placed in us. If someone cannot meet that expectation consistently, then this may not be the right type of profession for them. I would ask those individuals to take a moment to reevaluate why they are here and why we do this job. Our mission demands a higher standard, and we owe it to each other and to those we protect to uphold it.

To the overwhelming majority - the quiet professionals exceeding the standard everyday - thank you for your support, service and sacrifice.โ€

Deputy Director Matthew Quinn also provided the following statement to OMG directly:
โ€œThe U.S. Secret Service has no tolerance for any behavior that could potentially compromise the safety, privacy or trust of our protectees. This incident is under investigation and the employee involved has been placed on administrative leave with his clearance suspended and access to agency facilities and systems revoked. The U.S. Secret Service has also issued an order for all personnel to retake the agencyโ€™s required anti-espionage training in order to ensure employees are aware of the threats posed by individuals aiming to exploit agency employees for information about our protective operations.

The U.S. Secret Service has a 160-year-old tradition of discretion that sets this agency apart, and we have no tolerance for employees who fail to meet this standard. The U.S. Secret Service deeply apologizes to the Vance family for this violation of their trust and privacy. The faith our protectees place in this agency is not something the U.S. Secret Service takes lightly, and we are committed to taking the necessary actions to ensure that a similar breach of standards does not occur again.โ€
Read 4 tweets
Jan 13
We'll be fact checking President Trump's lies at the Detroit Economic Club, stick around to get the truth's about Trump's lies
Trump fact check 1: No, the election was not in fact rigged, you just lost the 2020 Election by the largest popular vote margin in history
Trump fact check 2: No, companies are not "roaring back," last year was by far the weakest year for job growth since the 2020 pandemic year Image
Read 12 tweets
Jan 13
1๏ธโƒฃ Percentage-based margins = an automatic choke point

With CME Group switching margins to a % of notional value:

โ€ข Higher price โ†’ higher margin
โ€ข Higher volatility โ†’ higher margin
โ€ข No cap, no relief

Futures become capital-inefficient overnight.
Paper markets depend on leverage.
Remove leverage โ†’ liquidity dies.

#Silver
#SilverSqueeze
#SilverStackers
#PhysicalSilver
#PreciousMetals
2๏ธโƒฃ Margin calls force paper liquidation

As margins rise:
โ€ข traders must post more cash
โ€ข weaker hands canโ€™t
โ€ข positions are forced closed

That means:
โ†’ contracts are liquidated
โ†’ open interest drops
โ†’ paper supply collapses

This is not selling physical metal.
Itโ€™s unwinding paper promises.
3๏ธโƒฃ Shorts get trapped

Most shorts rely on:
โ€ข rolling contracts
โ€ข cash settlement
โ€ข never delivering metal

Higher margins make rolling expensive.

Eventually:
โ†’ shorts must close
โ†’ or post massive collateral

Either way:
the paper short mechanism breaks.
Read 8 tweets
Jan 13
@CheyCab Thank you.

I have focused my attention on one thing that Minnesota state and local elected officials have the power to decide:

Whether to honor federal detainer requests so that persons of interest can be safely transferred to federal custody directly at the prison or jail.

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@CheyCab In the past, if Minnesota or Hennepin County ignored a detainer request, nothing happened.

Now, federal authorities seek out those people in the community, placing others at risk.

Elected officials should consider whether the longstanding policy is still realistic.

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@CheyCab @threadreaderapp please unroll
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Jan 13
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โ€žWhen a respected public servant is being accused of wasting taxpayer dollars and lying to Congress by a president whose extravagant White House renovation has already doubled in cost in just three months,
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and whose inexhaustible capacity for lies has essentially broken every fact-checking medium, one almost wonders if the criminal allegation was chosen for its absurdity, to demonstrate that @realDonaldTrump can make the law mean whatever he wants it to.โ€

Jan. 12, 2026
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@TheAtlantic archive.ph/eMvQN
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